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American Ninja Warrior
Season 7
NBC 8p ET Mon

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May 25
 

A new group of athletes have come from all over the country to take on the world's most brutal obstacle course. Who has what it takes to become the first American Ninja Warrior?

Recaps by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Hosts Matt Iseman & Akbar Gbajabiamila
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Kristine Leahy
Creator Ushio Higuchi (based upon "SASUKE/Ninja Warrior")
EP Arthur Smith
Kent Weed
Brian Richardson
Anthony Storm
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Kansas City Qualifier
June 1
Last week in Venice, the search for the American Ninja Warrior began with a major twist... Since no one completed the course last season, the prize money has been rolled over to $1 million for the person who gets to the top of Mt. Midoriyama the fastest. Will we find a worthy contender in Kansas City?

KANSAS CITY
Union Station


Three of the obstacles our competitors will face today have never been seen on American Ninja Warrior before:

- Quintuple Steps
- The Big Dipper: A downward-curved pipe slider that ends with a rope ladder to the next obstacle
- The Floating Tiles: A series of bungee-suspended tiles.
- Modified Ring Toss: Make your way across a bridge of peg hangs using only two rings.
- Bungee Road: Four sets of bungee cords, followed by a log hang.
- Warped Wall: 14 feet, three tries.

Once again, it's win-and-in. Anyone who finishes the course is guaranteed a spot in the City Final.

- Lars Hanson (21; Olathe, KS; youth sports coach): FAIL Ring Toss
- Tyler Brayton (35; Littleton, CO; former NFL lineman): FAIL Big Dipper
- Annie Dudek (35; Independence, MO; PE teacher): FAIL Bungee Road

Three more competitors - Andrew Rowland, Paul Kartchner, and David Mytyk - all came and went quickly.

- Franklin Bain (23; Sullivan, MO; goat farmer): FAIL Bungee Road
- Steven Moul (21; Grand Rapids, MI; student): ANW helps him cope with his autism. FAIL: Big Dipper
- Cassie Craig (25; Wichita, KS; graphic designer): an experienced gymnast, karateka, and athlete... FAIL Bungee Road
- Dennis Lappin (39; Livonia, MI; firefighter): last year, he suffered a double ruptured Achilles.... COMPLETE! (2:48.35) Welcome back, Dennis!

Robyn "Sasquatch" Fog, Kristy Welch, and Trent Jarrett took to the course... and all ended up getting wet. Still to run the course: Brian, Noah, Isaac & Ian, aka the Wolfpack.

- Tavares "The Neon Ninja" Chambliss (33; Chicago; emcee): COMPLETE (2:49.95)

The first Wolfpackers Noah Kaufman & Ian Dory completed the course. Alan Adams...joined them, bringing the number of finishers to five.

- Kirsti "The Machine" Meyer (21; St. Louis; college student): FAIL Big Dipper
- Isaac Caldiero (33; Fort Collins, CO; professional rock climber): the 3rd member of the Wolfpack...COMPLETE (1:53.42), joining the other two Wolfpackers.

More runs in a moment, but right now we must pause 10 seconds for station identification. This is American Ninja Warrior on the Red Network of the National Broadcasting Company.

(chimes)

Back on the course, James Fenby completed his run. Nicole Martinez didn't. Brendan Couvreaux was stopped by the Warped Wall... until his final try.

- Lance "Cowboy Ninja" Pekus (28; Salmon, ID; rancher): COMPLETE! (1:21.69), the fastest time of the night!
- William "LOU Fitness" Adams (30; Ferguson, MO; personal fitness): FAIL Ring Toss

Amy Pajcic and Laura Kisana did not have an answer to this course. Will the final two women to run this course tonight have one?

- Caitlin "Shuks" Shukwit (21; Springfield, MO; college student): she suffers from OCD and Tourette's... FAIL Ring Toss

Three more athletes try.. Donavan Metoyer, Lutalo Sephers, and Marc Pearce tried, but Sephers finished.

- Jon Stewart (53; Washington, UT; construction foreman): coming off of a nasty shoulder injury, surgery, and rehab... COMPLETE! (2:57.01) Now he is the oldest person to ever complete a Qualifier.
- Brian Arnold (37; stay-at-home dad; Brighton, CO): During the USA vs. World, he became the only American to complete Stage 3... COMPLETE! (2:51.75)
- Michael Stanger (31; South Weber, UT; insurance agent): a wait in the walk-on line spurred by his wife's terminal illness, Elhlers-Danlos Syndrome. We don't know how much longer she has, so she wanted to share in his experience....COMPLETE! (2:40.30)

Three more rookies - Brandon Berrett, Kevin Hogan, and Zac Eddington - all join the ranks of the City Finalists.

- Paul Kasemir (29; Longmont, CO; software engineer): COMPLETE! (1:03)
- Lorin Ball (28; Golden, CO; gym owner): COMPLETE! (:58) With this run, we have exceeded the minimum number of finishers! So in order to get to the City Final, you MUST complete the course, leading to the final run of the night.

- Meagan Martin (25; Boulder, CO; rock climbing coach): the first female to complete the Jumping Spider & Halfpipe Attack on the Vegas course....COMPLETE! (4:00)

LEADERBOARD

LORIN BALL (0:58)
PAUL KASEMIR (1:03)
ZAC EDDINGTON (1:17)
LANCE PEKUS (1:21)
JAKE MURRAY (1:22)
KEVIN HOGAN (1:23)
TJ SANDERSON (1:36)
DAN YAGER (1:41)
JOSH COOK (1:42)
ALAN ADAMS (1:44)
ISAAC CALDIERO (1:53)
DAN BANURA (1:55)
BRANDON BERRETT (1:57)
JASON WILLIAMS (2:03)
MICHAEL SILENZI (2:06)
BRANDON MEARS (2:09.3)
SPENSER MESTEL (2:09.4)
JAMES FENBY (2:12)
BRIAN BECKSTRAND (2:14)
DAN POLIZZI (2:17)
ETHAN SWANSON (2:18.0)
KARSON VOILES (2:18.2)
DAVE CAVANAGH (2:23)
MIKE McKENZIE (2:25)
CHRISTOPHER LANGE (2:38)
IAN DORY (2:40.2)
MICHAEL STANGER (2:40.3)
DAN HOLGUIN (2:44)
DENNIS LAPPIN (2:48)
TAVARES CHAMBLISS (2:49)
BRIAN ARNOLD (2:51)
JON STEWART (2:57.0)
ROBERT TAYLOR (2:57.7)
LUTALO SEPHERS (3:02)
BRENDAN COUVREUX (3:07)
NOAH KAUFMAN (3:35)
MEAGAN MARTIN (4:00)
GABE BLOMGREN (4:26)

Next week, they've been called the power couple of ANW. Brent Steffensen & Kacy Catanzaro will take to the course in Houston!!

For more information on the contestants, including never-before-seen footage, or to watch this episode in its entirety, go to nbc.com/anw